Building Intentionality ina Collaborative Design and

Implementation forWest Virginia Universal Pre-k

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/

West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2525 –West Virginia’s Universal Access to a Quality Early Education

System

• By 2012-13 all 4 year old children, as well as 3 year old children with an IEP will have access to a quality Universal Pre-k program. 2011-12 enrollment was 15,268 children – over 80% of the state goal for anticipated universal access.

• In order to support counties in the effort to maximize existing resources, 50% of the classrooms are to be collaborations with community partners. During 2011-12 , 72% of the classroomswere in collaboration with community partners.

• Funding for Universal Pre-k is part of the State School Aid Funding Formula. As enrollment increases, funding to implement increases –FY2010 Total State Spending for Pre-k was over 75 million dollars (in addition to Federal Head Start and Child Care funding).

Milestones

• 2002 West Virginia legislature passed W. Va. Code §18-5-44. This bill requires the West Virginia Board of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, to ensure that every four year old has access to a high quality Pre-k classroom by 2012-13.

• 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011West Virginia Board of Education revisions to Policy 2525 to ensure continued revisions to strengthen the quality of WV Pre-k and the collaborative process.

• 2008The WVDE changed the rules for WV Pre-k funding calculations to ensure children in various setting were funded equally and equitably, regardless of type of collaboration or setting.

• 2010The WVBE revised the West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework (WVBE Policy 2520.15) to better meet alignment to the Common Core State Standards and Kindergarten CSO’s, as well as to address school readiness and child assessment.

Intent of Policy 2525

To provide opportunities to parents for their children to receive pre-school services in a setting that is most appropriate - where the child would naturally be.

To provide county partners with a framework in which to implement Pre-k services. It is not intended to provide a step-by-step instruction of implementation. Counties have flexibility of how they wish to see Pre-k services delivered in their community.

Provide high quality preschool services to four year old children so they may be ready to enter kindergarten.

Programs are inclusive so that all children have access to high quality programs and are not segregated by income, ability, funding stream, care needs or other characteristics. “Care” and “education” are integrated into one consistent program that address individual strengths and needs.

Each county collaborative early childhood team, representing local board of educations, Head Start and local child care agencies (55) shall meet regularly throughout the year to ensure that the following outcomes are met:

1. Joint decisions are made about the location of WV Pre-k classrooms including Preschool Special Education classes.

2. Decisions are made about responsibilities for sharing resources for each classroom including but not limited to staffing, facilities, food service and transportation.

3. A county wide joint universal application and enrollment process that includes a selection and placement criteria for children is utilized.

4. Services for children with identified special needs are provided in least restrictive environment according to the requirements of that child’s IEP.

5. All approved participating programs are included or represented.

NIEER – National Institute for Early Education Research

The State of Preschool 2011 Yearbook

WV Pre-k national ranking for access for 4 year-olds 5th

WV Pre-k national ranking for access for 3 year-olds 7th

WV Pre-k national ranking for state spending on Pre-k 8th

WV Pre-k national ranking for overall spending on Pre-k 4th

NIEER Quality Standards Checklist - WV Met 8 of 10 for 2011 Yearbook for 2013

POLICY STATE PRE-K BENCHMARK DOES REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENT MEET BENCHMARK?

1 -Early learning standards ..................Comprehensive ..........................Comprehensive 2 -Teacher degree ................................BA (pre-K only programs); .........BA NO

AA (blended programs)2 3 -Teacher specialized training ...........See footnotes3 ............................Specializing in pre-K 4 -Assistant teacher degree ................HSD .............................................CDA or equivalent NO NO 5 -Teacher in-service ...........................15 clock hours ............................At least 15 hours/year 6 -Maximum class size .............................................................................20 or lower 3-year-olds ..............................20 4-year-olds ..............................20 7 -Staff-child ratio ....................................................................................1:10 or better 3-year-olds ..............................1:10 4-year-olds ..............................1:10 8 -Screening/referral ...........................Vision, hearing, health, ..............Vision, hearing, health; and and support services developmental, dental; at least 1 support service and support services4 9 -Meals ..............................................Depend on length.........................At least 1/day of program day5 10 -Monitoring ....................................Site visits& other monitoring ......Site visits

2 If the classroom is in a community collaborative (supported by two or more funding sources and located in a public school or community-based setting), the teacher may be on permit, provided that the teacher has at least an Associate’s degree in an approved field and is working toward certification. Teachers may be on permit for up to 5 years. 3 Teachers in public school settings that are not collaborative must be certified in Birth-5, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Special Needs, or Elementary Education (with a Pre-K/K endorsement). Teachers in community collaborative settings must have a degree in Child Development/ Early Childhood or in Occupational Development with an emphasis in Child Development/Early Childhood. 4 Support services include two annual parent conferences or home visits, transition to kindergarten activities, and other locally determined services. 5 Meals must be offered if the program operates for more than 4 hours per day.

16%2%

54%

28%

Collaboration Summary2011-12

CCCC, HSHead StartLEA

Ohio18

Wetzel10

Monongalia43

Tyler5

Preston14

Marion31

Harrison41

Taylor7

Tucker4

Grant6

Hampshire14

Hardy8

Pendleton5

Wood45 Ritchie

8Barbour

10Wirt

3 Gilmer5

Lewis9

Randolph13

Pocahontas4

Webster8

Braxton7

Clay10

Nicholas14

Fayette27 Greenbrier

21

Monroe6

Mercer38

Raleigh51

Wyoming19

McDowell22

Logan24

Boone23

Kanawha101

Wayne21

Lincoln13

Roane8

Jackson18Mason

18

Putnam37Cabell

45

West Virginia Universal Pre-KCounty Audit Timeline for 2012-13 Universal Access

2011-12 Classroom Count

Audit Completed 2006-07

Audit Completed 2007-08

Audit Completed 2008-09

Audit Completed 2009-10

Audit Completed 2010-11

Audit to be Completed 2011-12

Harrison20

Ohio63%

Wetzel50%

Monongalia58%

Tyler85%

Preston62%

Marion59%

Harrison74%

Taylor61%

Tucker82%

Grant68%

Hampshire66%

Hardy55%

Pendleton93%

Wood61% Ritchie

100%Barbour75%Wirt

56% Gilmer83%

Lewis72%

Randolph71%

Pocahontas79%

Webster84%

Braxton86%

Clay85%

Nicholas49%

Fayette27% Greenbrier

73%

Monroe66%

Mercer66%

Raleigh65%

Wyoming44%

McDowell77%

Logan70%

Boone80%

Kanawha58%

Wayne55%

Lincoln60%

Roane77%

Jackson68%Mason

74%

Putnam43%Cabell

63%

West Virginia Universal Pre-K2010-11 4 Yr. Old Participation Rates

* Participation rate is calculated as the difference between the current kindergarten enrollment and the previous year’s 4 yr. old and over population

enrolled in pre-k.

Less than 50%

50 – 69%

70 – 89%

90 – 100%

Harrison20

Ohio61%

Wetzel30%

Monongalia100%

Tyler100%

Preston93%

Marion65%

Harrison76%

Taylor100%

Tucker0%*

Grant60%

Hampshire57%

Hardy63%

Pendleton40%

Wood51% Ritchie

50%Barbour70%Wirt

67% Gilmer60%

Lewis67%

Randolph100%

Pocahontas75%

Webster63%

Braxton100%

Clay100%

Nicholas100%

Fayette73% Greenbrier

100%

Monroe100%

Mercer53%

Raleigh24%

Wyoming58%

McDowell100%

Logan100%

Boone44%

Kanawha98%

Wayne100%

Lincoln100%

Roane100%

Jackson100%Mason

83%

Putnam62%Cabell

100%

West Virginia Universal Pre-K2011-12 Collaboration Rates

Less than 50%

50 – 74%

75 – 100%

(* no collaborative partner available)

West VirginiaNumber of Licensed Child

Care Centers 2010 WV Kids Count Data

No NAEYC Accredited Centers

ONE NAEYC Accredited Center

Two or More NAEYC Accredited Centers

Harrison20

Ohio11

Wetzel0

Monongalia25

Tyler0

Preston4

Marion10

Taylor0

Tucker0

Grant2

Hampshire2

Hardy1

Pendleton2

Wood24 Ritchie

1Barbour

2Wirt

0 Gilmer3

Lewis2

Randolph4

Pocahontas3

Webster1

Braxton2

Clay0

Nicholas3

Fayette3 Greenbrier

6

Monroe3

Mercer15

Raleigh13

Wyoming3

McDowell3

Logan2

Boone2

Kanawha63

Wayne6

Lincoln2

Roane2

Jackson5Mason

4

Putnam14Cabell

30

Policy Resources at http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/

•WVBE Policy 2525 West Virginia's Universal Access to Early Education System

•WVBE Policy 2520.15 - Early Learning Standards

•WVBE Policy 2520.14 - 21st Century Learning Skills and Technology Tools Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools

WV Pre-k Funding

From WEST VIRGINIA CODE §18-5-44. Early childhood education programs.

(t)(1) Documentation indicating the extent to which county boards are maximizing resources by using the existing capacity of community-based programs, including, but not limited to, Head Start and child care; and

(t)(2) For those county boards that are including eligible children attending approved, contracted community-based programs in their net enrollment for the purposes of calculating state aid pursuant to article nine-a of this chapter, documentation that the county board is equitably distributing funding for all children regardless of setting.

WV Pre-k Funding

County Collaborative Team Resources

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/countyresources.php

WV Pre-K Partnerships: Collaborating with Community Programs

Budget Template

WV Pre-k Funding

WV Universal Pre-K Resources 2009-10Total 2009-2010 spending $133,808,848How much of total spending came from…

State, $78,843,055; Federal, $53,338,092; Non-required local, $1,627,701

Sources & amounts – State State aid formula, $78,843,055

Sources & amounts – FederalIDEA, $4,754,375; Title I, $6,241,760; Head Start, $39,084,679; TANF/child care subsidy,

$3,257,278

WV Universal Pre-K ContactsWVDE Office of School Readiness

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osr/Clayton Burch, Assistant Director

wburch@access.k12.wv.us304.558.5325

WVDE Office of Special Programshttp://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/

Ginger Huffman, Coordinatorvhuffman@access.k12.wv.us

304.558.2696

WVDHHR Division of Early Care and Educationhttp://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/ece/Melanie Clark, Acting Director

Melanie.A.Clark@wv.gov304.356.4600

WV Head Start State Collaboration Officehttp://www.wvheadstart.org/

Traci Dalton, DirectorTraci.L.Dalton@wv.gov

304.356.4604